Famous Historical Topics & Events Chapters

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

The Allied invasion sets off a chain of events that merge to end Hitler's efforts to capture Great Britain.

King John has no intention of keeping his word when he signs the Magna Carta; he signs it to stay in power.

The Persians invent crucifixion, but the Romans practice it.

The Byzantine emperor asks Pope Urban II for crusades against the Muslim Turks, who have taken most of Asia Minor from him.

Crystal Skulls are human skull carvings made of quartz and may be pre-Columbian but carbon-dating is useless because quartz does not contain carbon.

Japanese leaders, believing they are racially superior, invade China with soldiers who are not afraid to die for their country.

Read a poem about the life of Daniel Perez Cueva, a 21 year-old junior in International Studies.

Notre Dame University's Dante Collection includes nearly 3,000 volumes.

As Jack the Ripper's second victim, Annie Chapman's murder is similar to Nichol's.

David Karnes and Jason Thomas help find and pull survivors from the wreckage after the towers fall; Jimeno and McLoughlin are the last saved.

Alamo defenders continue to seek help even until the morning of March 6, 1836. Susanna Dickinson lives and recounts what she hears at dawn when the ba...

February 19, 1945 is the day US marines land on Iwo Jima. They soon face incredible resistance from hiding Japanese soldiers, and many Marines die.

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